Congress
Commerce Panel Will Weigh Fisheries Management and Speech Rights
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will consider a slate of bills on September 16 that touch on fisheries management, aquaculture...
U.S. Satellite Capabilities for Tracking Wildfires
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites, which have provided critical wildfire observation data for years, are expected to cease operations by late 2026 or early...
Army Corps Environmental Infrastructure Assistance
Environmental infrastructure assistance authorities, first authorized in 1992 under the Water Resources Development Act, support projects at publicly owned...
AEP Hires Hunton Andrews Kurth On Environmental Issues
American Electric Power Co. Inc. expanded its lobbying footprint in September 2026 by adding Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to its roster of outside counsel. The...
Geos Institute Ends 17-Year Lobbying Campaign
Geos Institute, which operates in environment, conservation, and scientific research, signed a termination of its lobbying registration on September 4.
Congress Debates Who Pays for Data Center Water Use
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on September 3 to examine legislation reauthorizing drinking water programs and...
EPA Proposes Rescinding PFAS Drinking Water Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) May 2026 proposal to rescind drinking water standards for four PFAS compounds threatens to unwind one of...
Congress Challenges Trump Over Conservation Fund Spending
Congress continues to debate how the Land and Water Conservation Fund's $900 million in annual mandatory spending should be used as lawmakers review the...
House Passes Mining Bill Locking in Expedited Environmental Reviews
The House passed the Protecting Domestic Mining Act on a narrow, nearly party-line vote on September 2, advancing legislation that would lock in expedited...
Marine Mammal Act Faces Pressure From Climate, Competing Uses
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the Marine Mammal Protection Act reveals mounting tensions between conservation and competing ocean uses,...
House Passes North Atlantic Right Whale Regulation Extension
The House passed H.R. 9436 in a sharply divided vote on September 1, with Republicans largely backing an extension of the Trump administration's preferred...
House Rules Committee Weighs Whale Israel Mining and Socialism Bills
A House Rules Committee hearing scheduled for August 31, 2026 will consider four measures that span environmental protection, higher education policy,...
American Electric Power Maintains In-House Effort on Environment
American Electric Power Co. Inc. registered Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a lobbying firm on August 1, 2026, with Environmental/Superfund (ENV) listed as the...
U.S. Advances Seabed Mining Leases Amid Congressional Divide
The Trump administration is rapidly advancing seabed mining off U.S. coasts, and Congress is sharply divided on whether the strategy will help secure...
RMR Aggregates Hires Firm for Natural Resources Lobbying
RMR Aggregates Inc., the regulatory name for Rocky Mountain Industrials, hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP in July to lobby on natural resources...
CIFA Hires Connor Deegan on Water Lobbying
The Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities engaged Connor Deegan Government Affairs LLC to lobby on Budget/Appropriations issues. The registration...
Mesabi Metallics Hires Babbage Cofounder for Tariffs
Mesabi Metallics Co. LLC is ramping up federal lobbying efforts as it prepares to open Minnesota's first new iron ore mine and pellet plant in nearly 50...
U.S. Pursues Seabed Mining in International Waters
A Congressional Research Service report published in May 2026 examines how the Trump administration is pursuing seabed mining in international waters, a...